HBO’s SHOW ME A HERO trailer debuts

HBO has premiered the trailer for their six-part mini-series “Show Me a Hero,” starring Oscar Isaac (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, X-Men: Apocalypse), the first two parts of which premiere on August 16.

From creator David Simon (“Treme,” “The Wire”) and director Paul Haggis (Crash), and based on the nonfiction book of the same name by Lisa Belkin, this six-part miniseries explores notions of home, race and community through the lives of elected officials, bureaucrats, activists and ordinary citizens in Yonkers, NY.

In an America generations removed from the greatest civil rights struggles of the 1960s, the young mayor (Oscar Isaac) of a mid-sized American city is faced with a federal court order that says he must build a small number of low-income housing units in the white neighborhoods of his town. His attempt to do so tears the entire city apart, paralyzes the municipal government and, ultimately, destroys the mayor and his political future.

In addition to Oscar Isaac, “Show Me a Hero” stars Catherine Keener, Alfred Molina, Winona Ryder, LaTanya Richardson-Jackson, Bob Balaban and Jim Belushi. Directed by Paul Haggis, the mini-series was written by David Simon and William F. Zorzi, and executive produced by Simon, Haggis, Nina K. Noble, Gail Mutrux and William F. Zorzi.